Turok Goes to the Movies

Wanted: Native American Indian for role in action movie, to pose for action figure toys

By IGN Staff

Acclaim recently announced an agreement in principle with Golden Books Entertainment Group which would take Turok to the silver screen and onto our TVs.

Of course, this time Turok of the videogame and comic book series Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, could appear as a character in an animated series, rather than a playable character.

Golden Books Entertainment Group will represent Turok -- as well as two other Acclaim properties, Magnus and Solar, also from the pages of Acclaim Comics -- with third parties in the areas of services and products such as toys, games, puzzles, apparel and non-comic publishing. Together, Acclaim and Golden Books Entertainment Group will develop theatrical and audio-visual properties for television and film adaptation. Acclaim will continue to develop Turok and the other two properties for all media, including video games, trading cards and comic books, where the properties originated.

"While Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is truly a video game phenomenon, the Turok story is deep and the Turok character is full of life." said Eric Ellenbogen, Golden Books Entertainment Group president. "Golden Books is thrilled to be taking Turok to the commercial market [because he's] original and exciting, and gives [the game] genuine appeal for a range of commercial ventures."

"Initial sales of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter have proved what we at Acclaim knew all along: That Turok is a character of real appeal whose exciting environment and rich history made him a natural for translation into an action-packed game," said Gregory Fischbach, Acclaim Entertainment co-chairman and chief executive officer. "Our goal was to ascertain the right partner to serve as agent for Turok's further development, and we've found that partner in Golden Books."

Acclaim continues to build the Turok franchise with the adaptation of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter for the PC (fall 1997) and the GameBoy. In addition, the original team that created Turok is developing a sequel to the N64 phenomenon. Initial plans call for the sequel's release in 1998, but no confirmed release date has yet been set.

Take on prehistoric predators of all shapes and sizes as Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. This single-player adventure takes you through 3D worlds as you scale surfaces and swim underwater to take out razor-toothed raptors, triceratops, pterodactyls, and even alien marauders.